ឆ្អាប

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *cʔaap (“smelling of fish”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ឆ្អាប c̥ʰʼāp WT romanisation chʼaap (standard) IPA(key) /cʰʔaːp/

Adjective

ឆ្អាប • (chʼaap) (abstract noun ភាពឆ្អាប)

1. fishy, smelling or reeking of raw meat or fish

Affixed forms

• ចំអាប (cɑmʼaap)